15 July 2025

The Athenaeum Lecture: The Changing Face of the City

Read the annual Athenaeum Lecture by Sir Charles Saumarez Smith, former Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, as delivered on Monday 14th July.

Technical

15 July 2025

Navigating Building Safety and Compliance

The NLA Technical Panel met in June to discuss building safety, client duties, Gateway 2, and public housing, aiming to improve compliance, clarity, and future best practice guidance.

Retail & Hospitality

15 July 2025

The Future of London’s High Streets: Identity, Investment and Inclusion

Reflections from a recent NLA–AtkinsRéalis roundtable on London’s high street futures, highlighting identity, inclusive growth, flexible planning, and culture-led, data-driven regeneration.

Tall Buildings

15 July 2025

Restoring the Balcony to its Rightful Place in the Residential Tower

Maurits Honée, Country Manager for Lumon makes the case for reimagined, usable balconies as one way to make living at height more attractive, and to add value.

Housing

09 July 2025

Insights on Housing Quality, Policy and Progress

The NLA Housing Panel explored LLDC’s pioneering POE work, the London Plan consultation, and the AA4AH campaign—pushing for better housing policy, delivery, and design in London.

Culture

09 July 2025

Embedding Culture in Development: Toward a Practical Toolkit for London

The NLA Culture Panel is developing a Cultural Toolkit to help developers embed culture meaningfully in London’s growth—bridging gaps between planning, policy, and creative communities.

Retail & Hospitality

09 July 2025

NLA Special Interest Group on Hospitality

Simon Bird of LOM introduces NLA’s new Hospitality SIG, exploring how hotels activate streets, foster community, and set the standard for dynamic, flexible, people-first urban spaces.

Education & Health

09 July 2025

Key Lessons on the Future of Educational Spaces and Community Integration

NLA’s Expert Panel on Education recently convened for their second meeting of the year. Chair, Cora Kwiatkowski of Stride Treglown, summarises key lessons on the future of educational spaces

Housing

09 July 2025

Building Better, Smarter and More Inclusive Homes

KPF’s John Bushell outlines why Labour’s housing pledge must go beyond numbers—calling for better homes, diverse tenures, and global ideas to create places where people truly thrive.

08 July 2025

Five minutes with... Jamie Smith

David Taylor meets Related Argent’s Jamie Smith to talk about housing targets, viability, the building safety act, and how people are reacting to their new homes at Brent Cross Town.

08 July 2025

Reflections from Opportunity London’s NYC Delegation

From climate hubs to housing finance, LCA's Jonny Popper reflects on what London can learn from New York City —and why collaboration across sectors is key.

08 July 2025

On the Street: Celebrating 20 years of NLA

Read the speeches as delivered at our 20th anniversary party, where we brought together familiar faces from across our network and the NLA team, past and present, to celebrate 20 years.